Dillons Run, West Virginia

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Dillons Run, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 39°14′10″N78°30′49″W / 39.23611°N 78.51361°W / 39.23611; -78.51361 Coordinates: 39°14′10″N78°30′49″W / 39.23611°N 78.51361°W / 39.23611; -78.51361
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hampshire
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1556760 [1]

Dillons Run was an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. It is located at the intersection of Dillons Run Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 50/25) and Haines Road along the Dillons Run stream from which it takes its name. Dillons Run no longer has its own post office in operation. [2] It was originally known as Luptons Mill.

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